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18th October 2015
04:08pm BST

Ireland gave them at 17-0 head-start but somehow, by sheer force of will, got back into the match.
Ian Madigan's missed penalty, when the game was 23-20, was crucial. It gave Argentina the filip they needed and, when Devin Toner was penalised for a high tackle, that lead was stretched.
That drained Ireland. Joe Schmidt has a habit of trusting his starters in big encounters and he did it again. Mike McCarthy and Rhys Ruddock - fresh call-ups after the injury Armageddon last week - were not brought on until it was too late.
The biggest compliment one can pay to the victors is that they targeted Ireland's strength, the breakdown, and turned it into a weakness. Ireland did not want to commit too many bodies to the ruck but Argentina forced their hand. Pablo Matera, Lorenzo Senatore and Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe were astonishing here.
Ireland were thunder-struck for the first 20 minutes and embarrassed by the final 20. Some fight in between but, each time, Argentina wrested the momentum back or Ireland coughed it up.
That was it.
Ireland looked out on their feet at the end. The Irish fans cheered them on until the death but pockets of Pumas supporters got louder as the game went on.
In the cold, hard light of day, with the Millennium Stadium roof opening after the final whistle, Ireland were left brutally exposed.
Argentina played all the rugby and showed all the attacking will.
Ireland, like they were in Wellington, four years ago, ceded momentum from the get-go and battled back only to throw it all away again. They were far too narrow and got Super Rugby-ed to death.
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